Highlights from November 5th, 2018 Board Meeting Laura Katzman and Paul Travis of Flathead Land Trust gave a presentation about the Flathead River Conservation Project. They are working on fundraising to match large grants to fund their project. The area provides habitat for about 150 bird species. The Education Committee met in Whitefish at the…
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December 2018 Program
Christmas Bird Counts in the Flathead Presented by Pete Fisher and Craig Hohenberger As we roll into December, it is once again Christmas Bird Count time! Join Craig Hohenberger (Bigfork CBC compiler) and Pete Fisher (Kalispell CBC compiler) on Monday, December 10th for a presentation that will combine summaries of trends, some “virtual birding” and…
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Highlights from October 1, 2018 Board Meeting Derrick Rathe was nominated and approved to fulfill Barb Summer’s position on the Board. Kathy Ross will create a native plant garden at the West Valley Viewing Area. Suggestions were made for other donations from FAS including benches, bluebird houses and a spotting scope. Denny Olson stated approximately…
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Studying Bird Populations in Streamside Habitats Over 40 Years presented by Dave Manuwal Dr. Dave Manuwal, who has studied birds in the western US for over 60 years, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, November 12 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7PM in the Gateway Community Room in Kalispell. He received…
Read MoreNew West Valley Bird Viewing Area is Open!
About 150 people gathered Saturday evening, October 6, to celebrate the completion of Flathead Land Trust’s West Valley Wetlands Conservation Project, and the Grand Opening of the Project’s new West Valley Bird Viewing Area. The Project has placed conservation easements on 400 acres in the West Valley Ponds Complex, which is a critical staging area…
Read MoreOctober 2018 Chirps and Squawks
The September 4 board meeting was held on Bob Lopp’s deck. Kathy Ross, Bob Lee, Mike Fanning, Bob Lopp, Gail Linne, and Gael Bissell were all approved for one year terms. Sadly, Barb Summer has resigned from the board but will continue to be involved. Currently Flathead Audubon has about 400 members. The upcoming Birds…
Read MoreOctober 2018 Program
Backyard Bird Feeder Success! Presented by Jake Bramante Join us Monday, October 8, 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room, US Highway 2 West, Kalispell to hear Flathead Audubon board member Jake Bramante discuss strategies to increase your backyard birds. While getting out into nature to discover birds is extremely rewarding (and healthy), sometimes…
Read More2018 Bird Festival Success!
by Kay Mitchell The 2018 Wings Across the Big Sky Bird Festival is in our rear-view mirror – hurray! For Flathead Audubon, the festival involved a lot of work, since we were the host chapter. There were equal amounts of bird chatter, catching up with old friends and serious talk about everything from politics and…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from May 7, 2018 Board Meeting Gail Linne presented the “Trunk Ambassadors” program to the Board. Lana and Joe Batts donated a projector to FAS. The Board adopted the FAS budget for July 2018 – June 2019. West Valley Bird Viewing Area—Grand Opening Grand opening of the West Valley bird viewing area: Saturday, October…
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Applied Research in Glacier National Park presented by Tabitha Graves Join us Monday, September 10 , 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room, US Highway 2 West, Kalispell, for an informative and entertaining program presented by Tabitha Graves. Tabitha will talk about how wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and statistics all come together in her…
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